Cor Vasa 2023, 65(1):113-115 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2022.060

Surgical management of ascending aorta pseudoaneurysm in a patient with COVID-19

Sandra Rečičárováa, b, Peter Iváka, Jan Pirk
a Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague
b First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague

Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta is a rare condition associated with high mortality. We present a case of a patient who developed a huge pseudoaneurysm 10 years after the Bentall procedure and one aortocoronary bypass while simultaneously being COVID-19 positive. After treating pneumonia, the surgery was successfully performed with suturing two defects in the aortic conduit. It is a unique case report where the patient survived two life-threatening conditions.

Keywords: Aortic pseudoaneurysm, Bentall procedure, COVID-19

Received: April 5, 2022; Revised: May 11, 2022; Accepted: May 27, 2022; Published: March 1, 2023  Show citation

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Rečičárová S, Ivák P, Pirk J. Surgical management of ascending aorta pseudoaneurysm in a patient with COVID-19. Cor Vasa. 2023;65(1):113-115. doi: 10.33678/cor.2022.060.
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